Barrette.



H. I. shrowa G. RL FARRELL.

BARBBTTE. l f ArrLmATIol FILED 'nov.1, 191'0.

989,656. Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

UNITED s'rArEsrnrENr OFFIOE.

HENRY I. SNOW AND GEORGE R. FARRELL, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN- ORS TO YALE NOVELTY COMPANY, 0F LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORA- TION 0F MASSACHUSETTS.

BARRETTE.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1911.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, HENRY I. SNOW and GEORGE R. FAnnnLL, citizens of the United States, bot-h residing at Leominster, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Barrette, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a hair ornament and is particularly adapted for barrettes.

The principal Objects of the invention are to provide a barrette with a simple, convenient, and inexpensive form of hair retaining means; to provide a practicable arrangement of locking pin or tongue to cooperate therewith in such a manner that when the barrette is applied to the hair and brought up to such position as to cause the pin to be locked or fixed to the barrette, the hair held by the retaining means will he additionally secured by the retaining pin itself; to provide such a relationship between the hair retaining means and locking pin that they will assist each other in holding the hair as well as in holding the barrette in position; vand to provide an improved construction of post to which the locking tongue or pin is pivoted,`whereby said tongue can be moved with respect to the barrette substantially along the surface thereof toward the rear instead of being moved only transversely to the surface of the barrette.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanyin drawings in whichfigure 1 is a rear view of a ladys head showing a preferred form of this invention in the act of being applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a view of the Opposite side of the barrette showing it in the position assumed by the arts when locked in position in the hair;

ig. 3 is a sectional view of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a plan thereof showing parts in section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The invention is shown as applied to a barrette of a well-known ty e having a curved body 10 and illustrate as provided with a plurality of horizontal bars, although it will be understood that this invention can be applied to barrettes and the like of all forms', sizes and types. In order to provide for engaging the short locks at the back of the head and holding them in position by means of the barrette itself, this barrette is shown as provided with a structure 11 which is substantially in the form of a comb having a rib 12 at the back and top cemented to the back of the barrette. As the bar'- rette is illustrated in a form having longitudinal bars this is taken advantage of by cementing or otherwise securing this comb back to the rear of one of them, preferably one only a short distance above the bottom. Tf the bars are not present it is secured to the back of the barrette at about the same elevation. The teeth 13 of the comb extend downwardly from the back rib along the surface of the barrette to a point preferably so-mewhat short of the bottom of the barrette and in the present instance to a point concealed by the lower rib thereof. At this point they extend away fro-m the surface of the barrette and form a comparatively short curve or hook and then project upwardly. The teeth at all points are parallel with each other and they preferably extend up to a point about o n a level with the top o-f the comb or a little above the same. The teeth may be bent out slightly at the end if desired as shown in the drawings.

It will be seen that with this hair retaining means a barrette can be applied to the hair by an upward movement which will cause the comb teeth to engage in the hair and hold the short looks. This is an imrportant feature, but if used with an ordinary locking in or tongue it would not be convenient because it would be so difficult to perform the operation just mentioned, and also to secure the barrette in position by the tongue. i In order to avoid this difficulty the following mechanism is provided. On the concave side of the barrette near one end is a fiat plate 16 preferably of circular shape. Through this plate passes a hollow flanged pivot 17 or other member projecting normally from the surface of the plate 16. This pivot is provided with a circular flange 18 at the inner side of the plate 16 and this plate is cemented or otherwise secured to the rear surface of the barrette in such a way that the pivot projects normally therefrom and constitutes a swivel su port on which the post 20 is swiveled. e pivot may be free to revolve in the plate 16 or it may be fixed thereto as desired. This post 20 has the ordinary appearance and has a slot 2l at the outer end. The ond of l irardly, said (eeth being substantially paralthe ivot is shown as fianged outwardly7 within the slot 2l. A pin 22 extends through the side members of the post transz versely to the axis on which the post is swiveled and the fastening or locking pin or tongue 23 is pivoted thereon. This is secured at the opposite end by any of the usual retaining devices 24.

In applying the device to the hair, the pin is first run through the hailI in the usual way with the body of the barrette projecting downwardly at an angle greater than that shown in Fig. l. This being accomplished, the body of the barrette is brought around as shown in Fig. l, until the pin passes into the retaining device 24. It will be seen that all this time the comb teeth are engaging the hair and getting it into proper posit-ion to firmly bind it thereon as shown in Fig. 2. In that posit-ion the pin for most of its length passes between the ends of the comb teeth and the concave surface of the barrette so that it causes the hair to be defiected toward the surface of the barrette and holds it firmly against that surface, and in the comb teeth. Thus the locking pin forces the hair into the comb and holds it there, and the comb holds the hair against the pin, thus more firmly holding the barrette in position. The swiveled form of retaining pin can be used for other purposes if desired.

While we have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, we are aware that numerous modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, we do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but

What we do claim isz- 1. As an article of manufacture, a barrette comprising a body having on the back thereof a series of comb teeth projecting downwardly close to the barrette, then curving away from the barrette and finally uplel with each other and spaced from the back of the barrette, a fastening pin for securing the barrette in iiosition pivoted to the barrette substantial y in line with the ends of said teeth movable toward said teeth along the rear surface of the barrette, and means suliistantially in line with the ends of the teeth for securing the other end of the pin.

-[n a hair ornament the combination with a series of upwardly extending rear teeth spaced from the back of the barrette, of a fastening pin pivoted on the barrette substantially in line with the ends of the series of teeth, and nieans, near the other end of the. series of teeth and substantially in line with their ends, for holding the end of said pin, said pin being movable along the surface of the barrette toward said teeth, and being held in position with its body partly behind the top of said teeth and substantially on a level therewith by said fastening means,

3. As an article of manufacture, a hair ornament having cemented on lthe surface thereof a plate having a perforation therethrough, a pivot extending through said perforation and held in position by the plate, and a fastening pinV pivotally connected with said pivot.

a. As an article of manufacture, a hair ornament having cemented on the surface thereof a plate provided with a perforation therethrough, a hollow pivot having a circular flange at its end extending through said perforation, said flange being held between the body of the hair ornament and the plate, whereby the eyelet is held in position, .and a fastening pin connected with said pivot.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY I. SNOW. GEORGE R. FARRELL. iVitnesses:

J AMES F. MOLAUGHLIN, P. H. RILLELEA.

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' Washington, D. C. 

